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Apple Pomace Pellets from China

Dried, pelleted press cake from apple juice/cider production, used as pectin-rich feed for horses and swine. Covered by HTS 2308.00.98 for fruit processing vegetable waste in animal feeding.

Duty Rate — China → United States

38.9%

Rate breakdown

9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China

Import Tips

Pesticide residue testing critical for fruit origin; EU MRLs often apply

Moisture max 12% specified; higher risks reclassification as wet waste

Phytosanitary certs needed for fire blight quarantine areas